Mitch Patel, president and CEO of Vision Hospitality Group, stands in the almost finished
reception area in his new 13,000 square-foot office.From creating modular wall art to installing glass panes in a staircase, there are still a few finishing touches to add to Vision Hospitality Group’s new headquarters on Broad Street.
But the hotel development and management company moved in this week anyway, pulling its 35 corporate employees from an office at Hamilton Place to the company’s shiny new four-story building in downtown Chattanooga.
And president and CEO Mitch Patel couldn’t be happier.
“This is our patio area,” he said, stepping out to a fourth floor balcony dotted with chairs and couches and backdropped by a panorama of Broad Street. “We took advantage of the views we had and instead of having a corner office here that was somebody’s, we thought it’d be nice to use it as public space for our employees.”
It’s just one feature of the new headquarters that Patel hopes will give his company an edge in the quest for top-notch talent. While perks like a full kitchen in the break room are important, the most compelling advantage is location — Vision Hospitality Group is now right in the heart of downtown.